JERUSALEM -Yana Dlugy - Israeli candidates scrambled for support from a record number of undecided voters on Monday, the eve of a tight parliamentary election dominated by the meteoric rise of an...

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Mobile phone giants are going beyond their traditional role as handset makers by offering entertainment and lifestyle content to help grow revenues amid tough competition, analysts...

LONDON (AFP) - Taking aspirin or ibuprofen could guard against stomach cancer, even if only in very low doses, according to a British study published Friday. People who had taken aspirin at least...

ROME (AFP) - Italy's prince Emmanuel Filiberto of Savoy is entering the fashion business with a clothing line branded "Prince of Italy" and bearing the arms of his royal family, he told the gossip...

PARIS (AFP) - Former screen goddess Brigitte Bardot has written an open letter to the French president asking him to ban seal products because they are made from animals killed in a cruel way. The...

GENEVA (AFP) - The World Bank and World Health Organization on Thursday warned donors and developing countries that cuts in health spending in the financial crisis could cost lives and roll back...

SAN FRANCISCO - Max WhittakerCalifornia's Supreme Court has confirmed that it will hear oral arguments next month in lawsuits seeking to annul last year's referendum that banned same-sex marriage....

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Tuesday it had launched its first domestically manufactured satellite, prompting expressions of concern from world powers and the threat of possible "consequences" from...

Astronomers have observed a planet some 200 light years from Earth that, for a few hours, becomes 700 degrees Celsius (1,300 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter every time its elliptical orbit brings it close...